Identity is becoming the new perimeter, and these IAM tools have evolved to help secure assets as organisations rely less on traditional perimeter defences and move to zero-trust environments.
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The days of perimeter security acting as the core of cybersecurity defenses are long gone. No organization would be caught without firewalls and antivirus scanners to catch low-sophistication attacks, but the real battle to protect the network has moved to the realm of identity and access management (IAM).
Perimeter security has lost importance because organizations no longer have much of a hardware perimeter. Most have moved to the cloud and are rapidly adding apps and services as needed to support their employees and customers in the new world of always on, always available connectivity. While this situation has made most organizations more agile and efficient, it has also exposed them to considerable risk.
Group will establish industry standards for securely credentialing medical devices.
RESTON, Va. – March 2, 2021 – SAFE Identity, an industry consortium and certification body operating a Trust Framework for digital identities in healthcare, today announced the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) working group. This group, composed of digital identity experts, will establish industry standards and guidance for medical device manufacturers to build trusted, secure and interoperable credentials into their products on the production line. This effort will enable hospitals, radiology centers, medical labs and other consumers of medical devices to use a trusted standards-based credential already on the device as soon as it arrives at their loading docks.